Nicholas Bell

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Los Angeles based Nicholas Bell is IONCINEMA.com's Chief Film Critic and covers film festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Cannes and TIFF. He is part of the critic groups on Rotten Tomatoes, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), FIPRESCI, the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) and GALECA. His top 3 for 2023: The Beast (Bonello) Poor Things (Lanthimos), Master Gardener (Schrader). He was a jury member at the 2019 Cleveland International Film Festival.

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Criterion Collection: Rumble Fish | Blu-ray Review

The 1980s began roughly for Francis Ford Coppola, one of the most lionized American auteurs ever, whose streak of the 1970s was an unmitigated...

Criterion Collection: Woman of the Year | Blu-ray Review

“Success is no fun unless you share it with someone,” confirms a composed Fay Bainter in George Stevens’ 1942 comedy classic Woman of...

Daughters of the Dust | Blu-ray Review

Potent words open up Julie Dash’s masterful debut, the landmark independent feature Daughters of the Dust (1991). A matriarch, grappling with her family’s (including...

Criterion Collection: Tampopo | Blu-ray Review

Perhaps the first and most apt film deserving of the categorization known as ‘food porn,’ Juzo Itami’s hit sophomore film Tampopo receives a lush...

Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo | Blu-ray Review

Premiering at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival, Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau’s Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo received a limited theatrical release in January...

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One Minute to Midnight (Un peu avant minuit) | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

The Man Who Snubbed Women: Pariser Performs a Patriarchal...

NAZA | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

Destroy Everything You Touch: Abraham & Szor Explore the...

The Fire Within You (Il fuoco che ti porti dentro) | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

The Shrill Seekers: De Angelis Turns to Comedic Caricature For...

A Good Little Soldier (Un bon petit soldat) | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

A HR Manager Never Cries: Brize Takes on Executive...
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